Lot Essay
Sir Denis Mahon has kindly confirmed the attribution to Guercino, on the basis of a photograph.
Details
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Il Guercino (1591-1666)
A Man wrapped in a Cloak
pen and brown ink, brown wash, ink gall damages
6¼ x 5¾in. (159 x 146mm.)
A Man wrapped in a Cloak
pen and brown ink, brown wash, ink gall damages
6¼ x 5¾in. (159 x 146mm.)
Provenance
Casa Gennari characteristic mount (L. 2858c).
W. Esdaile (L. 2617); his attribution 'Guercino:' and numbered '7-2-1808x' (recto) and '1808 WE P8. N57.' (verso); Christie's, 18 June 1840, part of lot 270 and 271 (8 and 10 gns to Buchanan).
M. Komor (L. 1882a).
W. Esdaile (L. 2617); his attribution 'Guercino:' and numbered '7-2-1808x' (recto) and '1808 WE P8. N57.' (verso); Christie's, 18 June 1840, part of lot 270 and 271 (8 and 10 gns to Buchanan).
M. Komor (L. 1882a).
Exhibited
Vassar College, 1963, no. 20.
Duke University, 1966, no. 16.
Duke University, 1966, no. 16.